Block grant would help city cops pay for OT

Published: July 14, 2003 8:00 PM

Cambridge City Council approved a trio of ordinances when meeting in regular session Monday.

Among the items given thumbs up was a request from Police Chief Brian Neff to allow the city administration to apply for a block grant totaling $10,232, with a local match of 10 percent.

The funds will help offset overtime costs for department personnel.

In 2002, the entirety of the grant was awarded to the Guernsey County Sheriffs office, with the understanding that the police force would receive the whole grant this year.

Service-Safety Director John Jones requested council amend the salary ordinance for the police records clerk, reducing the amount from $11.83 per hour to $9.46. It was approved.

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The appropriation of $120,775.40, received from the Community Development Block Grant draw-down and requested by Economic Development Director Steve Gierhart, was approved, as was a routine $40 transfer within the office of Law Director Bill Ferguson.

The proposed vacating of an alley in the Woodlawn Addition was placed for its third and final reading on the agenda of the councils next regular meeting, scheduled to be held July 28 at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers, 1131 Steubenville Ave.

In other action, two routine transfers within the office of City Engineer Paul Sherry totaling $3,000 were referred to the Finance Committee for action, and a request from Mayor Sam Salupo for tree removal and examination of the tree ordinance will be considered by the City Services Committee. Both are scheduled to meet July 21, beginning at 4:30 p.m.